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From: alain.didierjean@××××.fr
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess [SOLVED]
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:34:09
Message-Id: 1254890046.4acc1a3ed68cb@imp.free.fr
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess by Florian Philipp
1 Selon Florian Philipp <lists@f_philipp.fastmail.net>:
2
3 > alain.didierjean@××××.fr schrieb:
4 > > Definitly, an update shouldn't break an existing working configuration!
5 > This
6 > > happens these days only too often with the Xorg + hal mess.
7 > > I happen to use linux as a working tool and 3 days without being able to
8 > launch
9 > > a working X is a source of problems! This is the second time. As for hal
10 > config,
11 > > the author should remember that ol'saying:KISS for Keep It Simple, Stupid.
12 > > Now, with or without /etc/X11/xorg.conf, my machine (amd64), updated to
13 > > libxcb-1.4, xorg-1.6 and hal last version launches X all right, only mouse
14 > and
15 > > keyboard are not working !
16 > > A line in /var/log/Xorg.0.log says:
17 > > (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or
18 > 'vmmouse'
19 > > will be disabled.
20 > > Where is that b..... AllowEmptyOption ? certainly not in xorg.conf.
21 > > How do I get back some input on X screen ?
22 > > I also get (with xorg.conf)
23 > > (EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module doesn't exist, 0)
24 > > (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module doesn't exist, 0)
25 > > Please help before I turn crazy (it might be too late)
26 > >
27 >
28 > With 'launches X' do you mean your desktop environment (login -> startx)
29 > or xdm/kdm/gdm?
30 both
31 >
32
33 Thanks all for the help. Finally the problem was solved by re-compiling all X11
34 drivers used, and most notably xf86-input-keyboard & xf86-input-mouse.
35 I still think that any package update that breaks a working config without any
36 specific doc IS A BUG. That just happened for the scond time.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess [SOLVED] Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess [SOLVED] Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>